PESTIFERO

in Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools — Anonymous

Metadata

Play	Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools
Author	Anonymous
Year (catalogued)	1619
First performance	1619
Decade	1610s
Genre	Satirical Dialogue
Play type	Private (?); University (?)
Speech prefix(es)	Pest. \| Pestif.
Words	416
Characters	2022
Typicality	0.28 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id	A18423
BritDrama no.	1891
Cluster	Cluster 0 — Clowns, beggars & street sellers

Important excerpts

Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 0 (shillings, tom, guts, mutton, wares, dan…). Matches are highlighted.

commodity more sought for by day and night then any I know. I tell you it troubles the Lord Mayor, and all the Justices to keep the people in or der that gather these wares, they are so eager in catching at them. You may have 100 l worth, or half, as you please. At a word it will yield you 60 l readily: I'll not dissemble. Your self

will yield you 60 l readily: I'll not dissemble. Your self and your friend such another. I know him well I warrant you he shall be taken. What you please Sir, 40 shillings, I'll not ingrate upon you, The commodity Sir, is old rags, such as are fou ̄ worser in street worser ghills with raking day and night as I told you. Why Sir, I

Full speech

By your favour Sir I am bold to see as you do. I herd you were evil (he snites his nose) at ease with melan cholie. In good time Sir, I am glad of your worships amend meant. I doubted least you lacked money, and were sad upon it. I came to pleasure you, if that had been your disease. Way Sir, if you be so provident that you eckon of we kes. it is time for me to be gone: I have other friends to pleasure, that scorn to stand upon two months passed be before the sealing, from the time of the first be speaking the commodity resting from them until their security were provided. I'll see you some other time. Of diverse sorts: I know not my self: but they are finely packed up. I saw a car unloading with such beware e ven now as I came, it is a commodity more sought for by day and night then any I know. I tell you it troubles the Lord Mayor, and all the Justices to keep the people in or der that gather these wares, they are so eager in catching at them. You may have 100 l worth, or half, as you please. At a word it will yield you 60 l readily: I'll not dissemble. Your self and your friend such another. I know him well I warrant you he shall be taken. What you please Sir, 40 shillings, I'll not ingrate upon you, The commodity Sir, is old rags, such as are fou ̄ worser in street worser ghills with raking day and night as I told you. Why Sir, I tell you they are ready money at the pa per mills. You shall not needs Sir, I will take order for selling them and I hope you can abide to tell the money when I bring it. I wood your worship had 1000 l worth of them, as filthy things as they be. Why sir, 'tis but your fancy. And now you cannot go back: here is witness enough you engaged your ho nou_r_ to have it. take the less and save your reputation. Well sir, it shall be done. Very true Sir, many changes in this age. wilt please you then to make provision against a raini day, and take this while it may be had? Vendible Sir? yes that it is: and you will say so soon: no man will suffer it long in his house.

Plot summary

Plot — Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools

Proberio returns to England from his overseas travels, bringing with him the Italianated Antonio. Aton sets up in business, giving Proberio employment an house-room in return for an investment in the business. Simplo asks to enter his service as an apprentice in order to learn his tricks, and is ies ar provided that Antonio is granted the use of his lan and money. ” Securus asks Hermito to.advise him on a series © issues. They sit down to watch the debates, and witness the rest of the play’s action. Several rustics argue over whether holy days should be abolished: because no work gets done, weeds grow in the gardens and os in the fields. They appeal to Hermito, who rules in favour of Sunday observance. Sperato and Spurco disagree over whether hawking or hunting is the better sport, while Gulato avers that drinking is better than both. The husband Rustico and the bachelor Hortano debate the virtues of marriage: Hortano is afraid of marrying a shrew, whereas Rustico has already done so. His wife Lamia has conceived her son in his absence, and now ===== PAGE 161 ===== 1619 spoils the boy whilst beating Rustico, who reflects that at least he will go straight to heaven when he dies, having endured purgatory on earth. A lawyer, a merchant, and a farmer debate the relative merits and vices of their professions; asked for an opinion, Securus rules in the farmer’s favour, but Hermito argues that all three have their place in society and all three are open to abuse. They also adjudicate in a similar argument between a soldier, an intelligencer, and a musician, declaring each to be as bad as the other: they could do useful service, but have degenerated of late. Antonio’s business dealings prove unethical. He misappropriates borrowed goods, reneges on contracts, and dishonours debts, tearing his authenticating seal off a bill when it is presented to him by a poor widow. He and Noverindo plan to set up a livery company of usurers, in order to make it easier for them to charge exorbitant rates of interest. They employ Proberio to procure them a coat of arms, but since Proberio has been cheated by Antonio, he refuses to hand over the design before receiving his fee; it turns out to show Judas being hanged by the Devil, which Noverindo thinks might not be as good for business as they hoped. ' Insatiato the courtier is in financial difficulties. His brother offers him a partnership in a commodity of rags, which are in heavy demand by the paper industry. Insatiato feigns…

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